Adobe Commerce (Magento) Configurable Products Migration to Shopify

Last updated August 2026

A technical guide to handling configurable products migration when migrating from Adobe Commerce (Magento) to Shopify. This covers what transfers, what does not, the specific risks for Adobe Commerce (Magento) stores, and the recommended approach.

Adobe Commerce (Magento)-specific considerations

When migrating configurable products migration from Adobe Commerce (Magento), the following platform-specific aspects must be considered:

Data model implications

Adobe Commerce (Magento)'s data model stores this information differently than Shopify. In Adobe Commerce (Magento): sales_order + sales_order_item with separate address, payment, shipment tables.

Can Shopify's Store Migration app handle configurable products migration?

What transfers

• Simple product-to-variant mapping
• Up to 3 options per product
• Up to 2,048 variants per product
• Per-variant pricing, SKU, and inventory

What does NOT transfer

• Configurable products with more than 3 option dimensions
• Products with more than 100 total variants
• Multi-level configuration (parent-child-grandchild)
• Custom options (text inputs, file uploads, checkboxes not tied to variants)
• Product kits / bundles as virtual product types
• Variant-specific images beyond main image

Specific risks for Adobe Commerce (Magento) stores

• Products exceeding Shopify's 100-variant or 3-option limits need splitting
• Configurable-simple product relationships may not map 1:1
• Custom swatches/CSS for variant selection lost
• Pricing rules per option combination lost
• Inventory tracking per combination may need adjustment

Recommended approach

Audit the product catalog for products exceeding Shopify's variant limits. Split oversized products into separate Shopify products with different option sets. Map Magento super_attribute and configurable_product_link tables to Shopify variant data. Use CSV import with variant spreadsheets.

Exporting configurable products migration data from Adobe Commerce (Magento)

• Magento Admin data export (CSV)
• Magento REST/SOAP API
• MySQL database dump
• Third-party connectors (Cart2Cart, LitExtension)
• Custom ETL scripts

Technical notes

• Shopify: maximum 3 options (option1, option2, option3) per product
• Shopify: maximum 2,048 variants per product
• Magento EAV: attributes in eav_attribute, values in catalog_product_entity_* tables
• Magento configurable: super_attribute links configurable to simple products
• PrestaShop: combinations in ps_product_attribute + ps_product_attribute_combination
• For products exceeding limits, consider splitting by one option dimension

Other Adobe Commerce (Magento) migration issues

References

• Shopify Product Variant Limits — Shopify